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Sats rises 5.7% to three-week high on Q1 profit growth
Shares of ground handler and inflight caterer Sats climbed in early trade on Thursday (Aug 21), a day after the group posted higher…
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Sats rises 2.5% on Q1 profit growth
Shares of ground handler and in-flight caterer Sats advanced on Thursday (Aug 21), a day after the group posted higher first-quarter…
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Kentucky Judge Shot Dead in Chambers Accused of Running Courthouse 'Like Brothel'
A woman has come forward with claims that the Kentucky judge, who was shot dead in his chambers in September 2024, engaged in…
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North Carolina Man Who Killed Ex-Girlfriend in Virginia After She Broke Up with Him, Sentenced to Life in Prison
A North Carolina man will spend the rest of his life in prison for strangling his former girlfriend using charging cables in Virginia. In…
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Hyflux’s legal head did not raise issues over non-compliance of listing rules for draft announcement, witness says
The legal head of Hyflux did not raise any issue of non-compliance with the listing rules in a draft of an announcement on the company…
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Hyflux’s legal head did not raise issues over non-compliance of listing rules for draft announcement, says witness
The legal head of Hyflux did not raise any issues of a draft announcement being non-compliant with Singapore Exchange (SGX) listing rules,…
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Who Was Emily Long? 'Depressed' Mom of Three Kills Terminally Ill Husband, Two Children Before Turning Gun on Self in Horrific Murder Suicide
A "depressed" mother in New Hampshire shot and killed her husband and two young children before taking her own life, just days after she…
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McDonald’s Japan scraps ‘One Piece’ promotion after Pokemon frenzy
NALD’S Japan has cancelled a promotion based on the classic One Piece manga series, after a similar Pokemon-themed campaign sparked a…
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Ex-director at Lee Kim Tah-Woh Hup joint venture sued over breach of duties
A lawsuit filed by construction player Lee Kim Tah (LKT) against one of its former directors for alleged breach of duties has surfaced…
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Ex-director at Lee Kim Tah-Woh Hup JV sued over breach of duties relating to CapitaLand project
A lawsuit filed by construction player Lee Kim Tah (LKT) against one of its former directors for alleged breach of duties has surfaced…
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Baidu ranks as China’s cheapest Internet stock amid AI concerns
Sharp stock underperformance for Baidu on concerns over its outlook have left it trading at the cheapest valuation among China’s major…
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Complex to Open Permanent ‘Concept Retail Space’ in SoHo
Aaron Levant has always tried to figure out a way to stay ahead of the game. Now chief executive officer of Complex, the entrepreneur…
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Harlem’s Fashion Row Celebrates Multicultural Designers and Industry Trailblazers at 18th Annual Fashion Show and Style Awards
Harlem’s Fashion Row will host the 18th annual Fashion Show and Style Awards that champion multicultural designers and honors industry…
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Global beauty firms look to carve up Indian market as ‘last bastion’ of growth
From Japan’s Shiseido to France’s L’Oreal, global cosmetics giants are doubling down on India, betting on the world’s most populous nation…
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Asia: Markets creep up as investors await key speech
ASIAN markets edged mostly upward in muted morning trading on Thursday, one day before a key speech expected to offer signals about future…
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India becomes rare hub for green IPOs with US$4 billion of deals
India is seeing a revival in clean-energy initial public offerings (IPOs) as companies capitalise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push…
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Bank of Japan chief’s dogged caution tempers board’s hawkish instincts
In 2024, Kazuo Ueda delivered Japan‘s first interest rate hike in 17 years, a bold shift for a central bank once dominated by advocates of…
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Australia: Shares hit fresh high on mining and banks boost
AUSTRALIAN shares rose to a record high on Thursday, driven by miners and banks, while investors awaited US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia reverses job cuts decision over AI chatbots
Lenders around the world are grappling with the use of artificial intelligence and its impact on jobs Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)…
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AI job cuts debacle sees biggest Australia bank reverse tack
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) reversed a decision to cut 45 customer service roles due to new artificial intelligence (AI)…
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Great Eastern resumes trading after year-long suspension; opens at S$13.2 following bonus issue
Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) resumed trading on Thursday (Aug 21) after a proposed bonus share issue lifted its free float to above 10 per…
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Great Eastern resumes trading after year-long suspension; opens at S$13.21 following bonus issue
Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) resumed trading on Thursday (Aug 21) after a proposed bonus share issue lifted its free float to above 10 per…
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Great Eastern resumes trading after year-long suspension; closes 10% lower than OCBC’s best offer
Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) resumed trading on Thursday (Aug 21), after a proposed bonus share issue lifted its free float above 10 per…
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Gold little changed as investors await Jackson Hole remarks
Gold prices were steady on Thursday (Aug 21) as investors awaited cues into the US Federal Reserve’s policy outlook ahead of the Jackson…